RHONE VALLEY WINEMAKER DINNER AT SUR
Come join us at this sexy southern european restaurant..
surrounded by a very friendly staff and the best of lounge
music... Enjoy great food paired with boutique wines from
Southern Rhone. In presence of Yann Clinchard, winemaker,
explore the vineyards of the Mont Ventoux!
Starter
choice of  Taboule Couscous,
Sauteed Shrimps, Avocado

or  Fried Goat Cheese Balls,
Cucumber Salad, Mango Sauce
'07 "O" de Rose, Rose

Entree
choice of  Seared Ahi Tuna, Sesame Seed
Crust, Fresh Herbs, Tamari Soy Sauce,
Sauteed Spinash, Rice

or  Wild Mushroom Chicken Breast,
Green Beans and Mashed Potatoes
'04 Dom Balaquere, Cotes du Ventoux
(Syrah / Grenache blend)

Dessert
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
'05 Gigantis, Cotes du Ventoux
(Syrah / Grenache blend)











Climate

Côtes du Ventoux enjoys a sun-kissed
Mediterranean climate. The blue of the sky is
more intense, the fragrances more sublime,
colours magnified. The sun shines with all its
brilliance between 2700 and 2900 hours per
year in Provence. Vines, as well as olive and
almond trees soak in the life-giving rays of
what is record sunshine.

However, the picture would not be complete
without the Mistral wind. The Mistral is
indissociable from the Côtes du Ventoux
landscape, where it bends its trees, invites its
“Comtadins” to protect their houses and their
fields from attack.  It also prevents humidity
from settling in, it dries the vines and
plantations in record time.

The mistral that blows its way along the Rhône
Valley; the privileged climate of Provence
and the protective mass of Mont Ventoux
make the earth of Côtes du Ventoux a rich
combination propitious to producing wines of
real character.

Mont Ventoux

The Côtes du Ventoux vineyard is located in
the Vaucluse department, with a part in the
Comtat Venaissin.
Mont Ventoux dominates the Provence with its
protective mass. Its slopes stretch lazily
towards the Carpentras plain, with its southern
slope home to the vines of the Côtes de
Ventoux. The steeper northern slope plunges
down into the wilder and almost mountainous
Toulourenc valley.

Mont Ventoux has been designated a
UNESCO Natural Biosphere Reserve and not
by chance. The mountain is endowed with an
astonishing diversity of plants and animals: the
flora is Mediterranean (olive trees, green oaks,
thyme, etc.), together with lush forests of larch,
pine and fir, rare varieties (Greenland poppy,
pale orchis, dwarf iris, Alp gentian, paired-leaf
saxifrage, petrarch campion).
Fauna, ranging from boar, fox and wild
Corsican sheep to elaphe stag, chamois, roe
deer and hare also call Mont Ventoux their
home.

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